The Importance of Educating Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa
The nurse is caring for an adolescent diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Which education will the nurse include in the client's discharge teaching?
The nurse would incorporate weight recovery and psychotherapy follow-up in the anorexia nervosa teaching plan.
What is anorexia nervosa?
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder marked by a distorted perception of one's body, a severe fear of obesity, and the inability to maintain a minimum normal weight that is within 15% of one's optimum body weight. Patients with this illness believe they are obese even when they are actually quite skinny.
What part does the nurse play in the care of anorexic patients?
The nutritional health of patients must be monitored since eating problems can be fatal. Additionally, it's crucial to make sure kids maintain a healthy balance of electrolytes and vitamins.
The nurse is caring for an adolescent diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Which education will the nurse include in the client's discharge teaching? The nurse would incorporate weight recovery and psychotherapy follow-up in the anorexia nervosa teaching plan.